I don't think people realize how bad the line was when he was here. I vividly remember going to the 2019 Clemson game and their defense was in the backfield as soon as the ball was snapped. If you had a stopwatch, you'd clock protection at two seconds or less. Dungey's legs in 2018 covered up how porous they were.
And I’m just guessing they measured guys in bare feet back in the day, so - today’s translation Todd would be:
I remember that game, it was absurd. More absurd was people giving him siht here.
I drank with him on spring break in the Bahamas in '89. Nice guy from what I can recall.
And on top of the o line issues he had an awful pocket presence.
Clemson probably not the best example as they are usually littered on D with high end NFL prospects. The line was not good but I went to many games where Tommy had plenty of time and open receivers. He seemed to always panic and had trouble picking up his 2nd and 3rd options downfield. Hoping he can crack a practice roster but I'm not confident thats going to happen.
Have 3 300lbers knocking you down 20 times a game and see if you don’t fudge your undies. Dude played well in Illinois, he had a trash line, Tom Brady would’ve had trouble. I know it’s cool in Syracuse to trash kids that have success elsewhere but maybe it’s time to realize that we don’t always set up kids for success, in both sports.
Hazy recollections due to the passage of time, right?
Nassib was quite intelligent. Earned a Finance or Accounting degree if I recall correctly.
Yes, I recalled the same. I’d bring him in to teach him the ropes of corporate finance any day.
Poor mans Ryan Nassib.
Not sure where I trashed the kid but facts are facts. I went to many games where Devito started and had plenty of time to get the ball down field to wide open receivers. He had possibly the worst pocket presence of any DI qb I have seen. He could not check down off his primary. He would often try to rush it because he would crap his pants in the backfield. And you better check his stats as his #s were comparable at Illinois as they were to his 2019 Syracuse campaign.
philcox also played on a college team that was very good, had alot of talent and was perenially top 10-15 team. he ran the SU offense well and was smart. he really overacheived by making it all those years in NFL - he was oviously adaptable and coachable.
Although this thread is supposed to be about Tom DeVito and the Senior Bowl, I will say that I thought Todd Philcox had a great NFL career. Nine years with an NFL salary followed by an NFL pension and as a little used backup did not get knocked around and injured as most NFL QB's do. I guess he did suffer a nagging thumb injury in 1992.
The theory was that we'll be going so fast, and the other team will be so tired, that we don't even need to practice blitz pick up. Devito paid a heavy price for that.
In my opinion, Tommy is not in Todd Philcox's league.
That league being the NFL?
Todd was about 6' 4" and probably weighed about 225 pounds. He was a big guy. He also had a great arm and by his senior year, ran the option pretty darn well.
He also played with any winning culture environment. It made it easier for him to be honest.
